African Americans and other civil rights supporters began to challenge segregation in the U.S after WW2. Their efforts were extremely opposed by southerners but the federal government began to take a firmer stand for civil rights. December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took a seat in the white section and the bus driver told her to move when he saw white men standing. Rosa refused and later got arrested. Nixon used her case as a chance to fight for civil rights. This decision sparked a new era in the civil rights movement. The supreme court had declared segregation to be constitutional in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1986. This ruling established the "separate but equal" doctrine. Court challenges begin and the push for desegregation becomes stronger. Leaders like Martin Luther and Malcolm X became inspiration.
Civil Rights
African Americans and other civil rights supporters began to challenge segregation in the U.S after WW2. Their efforts were extremely opposed by southerners but the federal government began to take a firmer stand for civil rights. December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took a seat in the white section and the bus driver told her to move when he saw white men standing. Rosa refused and later got arrested. Nixon used her case as a chance to fight for civil rights. This decision sparked a new era in the civil rights movement. The supreme court had declared segregation to be constitutional in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1986. This ruling established the "separate but equal" doctrine. Court challenges begin and the push for desegregation becomes stronger. Leaders like Martin Luther and Malcolm X became inspiration.